The Art of Nature Printing with Rebecca Chamlee (Online)

Schedule: Jun 5, 2021 — 9am - 12pm (PT); 
10am - 1pm (MT); 11am - 2pm (CT); 12pm - 3pm (ET);

Directly printing forms found in the natural world has been used for centuries by scientists, naturalists and artists to preserve the ephemeral beauty of nature. This three-hour live online demonstration and discussion workshop explores a variety of printmaking techniques to create images on paper with fresh and pressed plant materials.

Demonstrations include: Botanical contact printing, also called eco-printing, an immersion technique where bundles of plants and paper are cooked in a dye bath. Traditional Japanese nature printing of fresh specimens on washi papers and direct brayer printing techniques plus watercolor painted leaf prints, collagraphs and monotype printing methods that can be made with an etching press or a craft die-cutting machine. *Each student will receive a detailed pdf handout with resources prior to the class plus sample prints of the techniques demonstrated in the mail following the workshop.

Skill level: No experience necessary. This workshop consists of demonstrations and interactive Q&A, with no advance preparation or supplies necessary to participate.

Location/Venue: Online with Book Arts Los Angeles
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Cost/Fee: $85
Material/Studio fee: Included

Their workshop calendar: https://bookartsla.org/collections/all

Instructor and bio:  Rebecca Chamlee is a writer, printer and book binder who has published letterpress printed, hand bound limited-edition fine press and artist’s books under the imprint of Pie In The Sky Press since 1986. Her award-winning work is in prominent special and private collections throughout the U.S. and has been exhibited widely.
Rebecca is an associate professor at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles where she teaches bookbinding, letterpress printing and artists’ book classes and heads the Book Arts Minor program. She also holds workshops at her studio and book arts centers throughout the country.